Theater Review: Current and Upcoming Shows on Broadway, New York, NY

Broadway bound: Where to find your neighbors on the Great White Way

Marisa LaScala

The turkey leftovers have been gobbled, the touch-football games played, and now it’s time to safely turn your attention toward those upcoming gift-giving holidays. Broadway is always a safe bet, be it through the gift of tickets or as a way of keeping your family entertained during long breaks. If you’re looking to see some locally grown talent on the boards (or behind the scenes), we’ve got a rundown for you.

Godspell
Another revival, another local calling the shots. This production of Godspell marks the directorial debut of Daniel Goldstein, a Larchmont native. Though he’s never helmed a production before, he previously associate-directed the Elvis jukebox musical All Shook Up.

Coming soon:

The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess
Audra McDonald makes her return to Broadway in this musical, which opened in Cambridge over the summer. Though the production raised some eyebrows for making some changes to the story, McDonald herself garnered raves. It officially opens on Broadway on January 12.

Newsies
Like the little scamps that inhabit it, Newsies itself is an underdog story. The movie flopped when it came out in 1992, but gained a cult following on home video. A new musical version opened in New Jersey to little expectations, but was successful enough to make the Broadway leap. Northern Westchester resident Alan Menken himself reworked the music for the play, which is scheduled to open on Broadway in March.

One to watch:

Bring it On: The Musical
Sure, you might not initially want to head out and see a musical based on such teen-focused material, but you will when I tell you who is working on the music together: Lin-Manuel Miranda of the fantastic In the Heights, and Armonk native Tom Kitt of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal. Currently, the show is in out-of-town tryouts.

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Marisa LaScala

Elmsford, NY

Associate Editor Marisa LaScala joined Westchester magazine in 2003, and ever since she's blown every paycheck at the Greenburgh Multiplex. She also staunchly defends Richard Kelly, doesn't mind spoiling the endings of trashy movies you're curious about but don't want to pay to see, wishes the Hold Steady would come back and rock out Westchester, misses Arrested Development more than anyone can imagine, and still watches cartoons and Saturday Night Live. You can find more of her cultural criticism atwww.popmatters.com, where she is a staff writer.